Acupressure for Knee Pain
Updated: Dec 17, 2022
Use a tennis ball to press B 54
Briskly rub the sides of your knees to stimulate
Lv 8, Sp 9, K 10, B 53, GB 34
Press St 35 and around the kneecap
Briskly rub St 36
Stretch your leg and knee
Repeat step 2
Switch legs to do the other side
Commanding Middle (B54)
Location: In the center of the back of the knee crease.
Benefits: Knee pain, stiffness, arthritis, back pain, sciatica **
Crooked Spring (Lv 8)
Location: On the inside of the knee where the knee bends.
Benefits: Relieves knee pain, fibroids, and swelling in the knee
Shady Side of the Mountain (Sp 9)
Location: On the inside of the leg, just below the bulge that is down from the inside of the knee and under the head of the shinbone.
Benefits: Knee problems, swelling, leg tension, varicose veins, edema, water retention, cramps.
Nourishing Valley (K 10)
Location: On the inner edge of the knee crease, in the hollow between two tendons
Benefits: Knee pain, genital disorders, and abdominal pain.
Commanding Activity (B 53)
Location: On the outside of the knee, where the crease ends when the knee is bent.
Benefits: Relieves Knee pain and stiffness.
Sunny Side of the Mountain (GB 34)
Location: On the outside of the lower leg below and in front of the head of the shinbone.
Benefits: Relieves excessive knee pain, muscular tension aches, and muscle strains.
Calf’s Nose (St 35)
Location: Just below the kneecap in the outer indentation.
Benefits: Relieves knee pain, knee stiffness, rheumatism of the feet, and edema.
Three Mile Point (St 36)
Location: Four finger widths below the kneecap, one finger width to the outside of the shin bone. If you are the correct spot a muscle should flex as you move your foot up and down.
Benefits: Strengthens the whole body, tones the muscles, relieves knee pain.
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